melanoderm

[ muh-lan-uh-durm, mel-uh-nuh- ]
/ məˈlæn əˌdɜrm, ˈmɛl ə nə- /

noun

a person with dark pigmentation of the skin.

Origin of melanoderm

First recorded in 1920–25; melano- + -derm

Words nearby melanoderm

melanocarcinoma, melanochroi, melanocyte, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, melanocytoma, melanoderm, melanoderma, melanodermatitis, melanodermic, melanogen, melanogenesis